Appointed 26 October 2000
David has been Chairman of Macquarie Group Limited (the successor parent entity of Macquarie Bank Limited) since 1 April 2007. He was previously Executive Chairman of Macquarie Bank from its formation in 1985 until 31 March 2007 and prior to that Joint or Managing Director of its predecessor, Hill Samuel Australia Limited, from 1971.
He is also Chairman of Australian Vintage Ltd, Poole's Rock Wines Pty Limited, the Wine Committee of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, the Opera Australia Capital Fund, the Sydney University Football Club Foundation and the George Gregan Foundation.
David is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Australian Olympic Foundation, Harvard Business School Asia Advisory Board, Seoul International Business Advisory Council and Bloomberg Asia Pacific Advisory Committee.
David was previously Chairman of the Sydney and Territorial Advisory Board of The Salvation Army and the Australian Rugby Union and a member of the International Rugby Board.